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18 PRODUCTION MACHINING :: AUGUST 2014
Both students approached David Turo at the end of the
event to inquire about positions that were mentioned dur-
ing the program. One of the students was Edward Rivas,
who has since graduated with an associate's degree in
manufacturing technology from Sufolk County Communi-
ty College. Mr. Rivas, 21, began working part time at Turo
Metal Products in February while he fnished his school-
ing. He is now employed full time at Turo on a training
path with the company for programming and setup for
CNC Swiss machines and is considering continuing his
manufacturing education in the future.
"At Manufacturing Day, I learned a lot more about the
important role manufacturing plays and how the indus-
try is growing," Mr. Rivas says. "I was infuenced to attend
by the fact that the school's administration was interested
in it, and I ended up being the only Sufolk student there.
When I told classmates about my experience afterward,
they said they wished they had attended, too."
Te other student in attendance was Peter Hamblen,
who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in mechanical en-
gineering at Farmingdale State University of New York.
Mr. Hamblen, 22, has already earned his certifcate of com-
pletion from Word of Life Bible College and turned to the
Turos, who are family friends, to learn more about start-
ing a career in manufacturing. He works at Turo Met-
al Products part time during the school year and full time
during breaks. Currently, Mr. Hamblen is working as the
project manager for the company-wide implementation
of the calibration module in UniPoint Software, which
manages all of Turo's quality system key documentation.
Trough this project, he is getting hands-on experience
with both documentation and calibration techniques and
seeing the practical application of production gaging.
"Te biggest beneft of the Manufacturing Day event for
me was learning about the world of manufacturing," Mr.
Hamblen says. "I had no real knowledge of manufacturing
and Turo played a huge role in introducing me to the in-
dustry. I was able to learn about how important manufac-
turing is."
Te main focus of the MFG Day event was the plant tour.
Mr. David Turo explains that showing the students and
faculty what a manufacturing facility really looks like helps
break down the misconceptions about the industry. He
was very interested in the frst impressions the attendees
had of the plant.
"I was surprised on the plant tour by how big the facil-
ity was," Mr. Rivas says. "Tere were diferent kinds of ma-
chines that were larger and had diferent controls from
what I knew through the classes at school."
Sufolk County Community College teaches largely on
vertical mills, whereas Turo Metal Products specializes
in production turning and uses vertical and horizontal
machining.
"When I frst saw the shop, I was amazed by the size of
it," Mr. Hamblen says. "It was well lit and not very loud. Te
working environment was good."
For MFG Day 2014, which will take place nationwide on
October 3, Mr. Turo says the company will host another
event following the same format, but will highlight some
additional aspects of manufacturing, including a typical
day in the life of various manufacturing positions at Turo,
vocabulary that will help students entering the workforce
and the importance of process engineering.
"We want to show through Manufacturing Day that
there are opportunities in this feld for everyone by bring-
ing them in. For example, at Turo, our staf is half wom-
en, which is something that people don't think about,"
Mr. Turo says. "With more planning time, our 2014 event
will follow the same format, but can be promoted better.
Photo courtesy of Thuro Metal Products